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To Owners
Automobiles
Our building which was diunairod l y <ii> a few weeks ajro is Weiiiy ovorlinulotl ami
remoileled. In fact, the work is practically completed and wo are better uhle to look
alter the needs of our customers than ever before.
REPAIR WORK
All kinds of automobile repair work done by competent and skilled mechanics. All
repair work is absolutely under our supervision PRICE RKIIIT AND WORK
(ilARAXTEED.
VULCANIZING
Vulcanizing a SPECIALTY. Tirinjr us your ra-inirs and inner tubes wlien they need
lixiiiiT. Our vulcaui/intr ei|iiipmeut is lirst class.
FULL LINE OF TIRES
We have a brand new and complete stock of EISK, EKDERAIj and I NITED
STATES TIRES, and all kimls of automobile accessories. Also gasoline, oil and
ureases.
We are especially grateful to all of our old customers and ask for a continuation
of your business. We welcome new customers.
We are here to serve you. Remember that nolliiny hut lirst class work is turn
ed out at this garage.
North End Garage
Jesse McCluskey and Bill McCluskey,
Owners and Proprietors.
North Tenn. St., McKinney,
Texas; Both Phones No. 715.
DEATH ENDS CAREER SHERIFF M'CAULEY MELISSA YOUTH
OF NURSE SOON TO j CONFISCATES LIQUOR DIES OF INFLUENZA
ENTER U. S. SERVICE AT JOSEPHINE1 AND PNEUMONIA
Miss Ullio Mao Chrlstensen, 21
years old. died at St. Paul's sanl-
11artiiin nl Dallas oiv last Prlduy. f«'l-
t lowing a several flays lllnoes of influ-
|en/a ami pneumonia. The deceased
.van a nil roc In the sanitarium "nd
-contracted Influenza while waiting on
flier sister who was slrk of the same
[disease. Slio Is survived by her father
j H. C.hristenscn, of Wylie, and one sIh-
Jter and fivp brothers. The deceased
; wna practically reared In Wyllp anil
Igraduntod lis a nurse nlioiit a year ago
(rfrom St. Paul's sanitarium. Slic had
itsiillsted In the nurses' division of the
|V. H. Navy and had received 1ier cull
I to duty when stricken III. The body
ran forwarded to Wylle where tlie
[funeral was held Saturday. Burial
|won In St. Paul's Catholic cemetery.
Her death Is mourned by scores of
relatives and friends nt Wylle and
' elMowlioro.
sheriff Albert MeCuub> wiiil to W illie Knsk, the sixteen-year-old
.loscphlnc where in company "Willi sun of .Mr. ami .Mis. W. 11 I.link
constable Phil West, he took charge who live on the .Merrltt old home-
)i,i .seven gallons of whiskey, stored in
I he express office there:. The u™n- (
was sent from IjOtilsville,
and was consigned to various persons.
I miles east of Melissa, died
hoone Thursday niulit from influenza tmil
Ki ntueky, I IJuoii'iionla.
lie was buried ia ihe
Melissa cemetery Friday afternoon,
... . , „,r, the Uev. Mr. Kirk of Anna olflclat-
m that section o the c.«'«>• *■ ' K w M-r-Ut of this city
Mei nil ley says that liquor has been Umj ft|m|.a| ^ ^
simpp.1I to Josephine and Nevada re- | „ WJ)H ln(|eo(, a ^ ont, ,((j wm(o
cently anil delivered t.> the persons I" ! WilH ,)f th{. ,„.,KhtKMl voung
whom it was consigned, which was |()f ,hl|| Ponlm,lntty an(1 ,h„
Mtri« tly in violation of flu* law. Ah .1 ( workurH he hud fiver known. His
result ol the confiscation of the lluuoi : t>ixrt>ntare almost prostrated. To
Sheriff MeCarlcy arrested the amenta l|,„w uI><>n whom bereavement has
at Josephine anil Nevada, and placed We extend sympathy.
them under bonds of $1,500 each to
await the action of the grand jury.
Sheriff McCauley states that there are
throe cases each aBiiinst the agents.
KUtmiiKi-: iiiit'i'iiii.w uinxi'.h.
S Children of Taylor Coffey Honor lllin
on III* Seventieth Birthday.
On last Sunday the children of
Taylor Coffey honored him with a
[birthday dinner at the home of his
k daughter, Mrs. Marshall Martin.
■ near Forest. Grove. It was Mr. Cof-
[ fey's seventieth birthday and the
tdinner was In the nature of quite i
surprise to him. The children pres-
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
"Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Martin
land Mrs. Prank Orr. His other
Lchlldrcn are: Mrs. .lane Hunter.
Mrs. Will IninaKiin, Mrs. Homer
W'etsel, Miss Let a Coffey and .less
i Coffey, the latter holliK In the army,
pl'hose present at the dinner in addi
tlon to three of the children were
' John Knloe and family, Kev. Abe Kn-
loo, Prank Kcrby and family. Mrs
Margaret Kerby, Mrs. (I. I>. Kerby.
W. tlobinson and family, Wiley
Wetsel and family, S. P. Cook, Kick
Faulkner and others.
VOI nd man IN.irUI',1)
WIII1<l. HKIil'INti HP.I) CKOKS.
Oeorge Crosson received n very
painful Injury while helping the Iteil
Cross association In Its work a day
or two ago. lie was trying to lift a
large box of ntnterlal when In some
manner It fell on his nrm. George
Is going around with his arm In i
sling us n ri'sult of the accident. He
slated that ho misjudged the
weight of the box and it pinned his
nrni under It. The Injury did not
prove serious but very painful.
J. fl. Ma.vse, who spent the summer
Oklahoma with relatives, Is In Mc-
, fvtnney for a few days \-lsltltWT his son,
A. G. Mnyse, before roturnlnR to his
home at Brady, Texan.
PATH Kit Ni;MUN l).\II/V iX>
THItl'lK SDKS IN SI.UVICIC
new citizens.
V. Muliry Mini I'aiiilly Move How
h'roiii .luck Comity to Kdmwte
(lilblrcii.
| A. V. Mahry of Perron, Jack
r II. Kojrers of Melissa was a Me- county, has moved to McKinney with
Kinney business visitor Saturday. He his family, having bouifht the old
• ailed at this office and renewed his home place of John H. PerRUSon, 2^1
subscription to the I'aiiy Courler-fla- Lee street. Mr. Mnbry owiis 120
tie. He also renewed the subscrlp- acres of as good land as there Is In
lions to the Courler-Ciiistette for three Jack county, and ho moved to Mc-
of his sons, namely I.lent. Woodvlllo Kln.iev to educate his child, en. We
J It'ijrers who is a commanding of- welcome such people to our city.
flier in the Aviation Corps, with the "
■inHi iiiviHimi. American Kxpcditlon- I.\CK KM/HO tiAIIVS l'll*ri:i',N
a.ry P'M'ees. Prance; V. Zue Itogers, ] IMM Nils SINt'l*) C*OI.\f« G\|*Jt.
whose arblress is ''o. 125, 9th Iteg. If.j ——
S M. c Galveston, Texas and Claude Mrs. J. c, Knloe has received a let-
P Ite^i is w illi is at present stationed ter from her son, Jack Knloe. Iieln.ch-
i11 ''.imp Taylor, Montgomery, Ala- ment Itattailon, Co. 33fi, A. K. 1". in
i mm. i 'la.ude recently finished the Prance. Jack has been In Prance tor
►remind school in aviation at Austin 'onr inonths. lie writes to his mother
and was then sent to Camp Hick and U"il lie l n*« pb nty to cat nt good
there wa.s sent to Camp Taylor "Wholesome food, has a good place to
for training. j sleep and Is ns comfortably sltuatisl
t as he was at Camp Travis, San An-
AI.STVNE VOI'Mi I.ADV tonlo. He bus gained 1 fi pounds in
IHE1 IN NEW MEXICO tMT. 17 i weight hIiico going over. Hi speaks ill
____ complimentary terms of the treatment
Miss May Houglns. daughter of W (of the American soldiers by their of-
II I inuglas and wife of Van Alstyne jfcers and the government and by the
and gritndniece of Kid. It. C. Horn, i French people. He sent word to some
di. d in New Mexico Oct. 17 ofjOf Ills McKinney boy friends to enlist
pneumonia following Influenza. The • and cotnn on over and add*, "Tell
deceased was about '-'I years old. |tliem to come on over. They can got a
She hud been In feeble health for i pretty French girl If they come." Jack
some time and went to New Mexico | volunteered for service more than :
several months ago hoping to be,year ago.
benefited by that climate. Her body •
is expected to reach Van Alstyne to-.CIIAMHPIHMVItiljK MM.IilP.lt
night where the Interment will take
place some time Sunday. Her par-
ents reached New Mexico after her
mriONEII AT CAMI' l IX.
Mr. and Mrs. J. U Hayes of chain-
death and are bringing the body hcrsvilln community have received a
home for burial. Her sister, Miss letter from their son, Tommy Have.
iiosste I 'oukIiis, 'vas with her w ten who Is stationed at Camp Hix. N J
she died. jlle will probably be sent oversell* in
the near future. He left McKinney on
Movi*. 1> Seymour.
May 2S with a contingent of sebs-tivei
——- and was trained at Camp Codv. N M
W H. Gray who has been with the Tommy Hayee is 2S years old. Is sin-
S.-iii J. MiihsIo Hnilcrtaklng establish- K|,. „tnl was living <wtih Ills parent* on
ment bus moved to Seymour, Texan, tho furm >t Chambersvllle when r ill
Where he will bo associated In bust- osl to the colors. He will in. doubt
i,ess with Ins father. (mnke ITndo Sam a valiant soldier.
UraNNEY AND
COLLIN COUNTY
SOLDIERS ABROAD
The following Is u hot of correct
addresses of McKinney and Collin
count> soldiers who ar.« with the
American Kipe-'.WIt'liai'y Pori">« In
France. Tliey ar-> al! well known
youiiK patriots who are willing to
make the supreme sacrlllce If liecen-
Wtr>. for their country. Them- boys
are far from home uml loved ones
and tln-ir welfare and happiness
should have the first consideration of
the people back home. Write them
a letter - a cheery, newsy letter and
It can hardly be reunited how much
Joy it will brtiiK to them.
This paper would like to prim the
name a nd correct address of each
soldier from this county now in
Prance, following is a list of some
of our soldier boys "over there
Serut. Ii. P. niacliwell Iblt. II,
IMfi. A K. P. via New York.
Ii"> I.. Itrockniau -Co. A, 3f>!ltIi
Infantiy, American Kxpeditlouary
Forces,
Wagoner Combt-st Gather M.
Ililii Co.. l'la. I1*. A. American Kx-
pcdlt iona r\ Purees.
Mechanic Walker 'IV Cooper Co.
P. 11 llh Infantry, American Hxpc
dltionary Purees.
Ss 11 t |. K. Gibson :i!i Katon
I'll > l.oiidotl S. \V. I. PilMland,
•I "Hi Vei'o Si|iiadrou, \merlean l'..\
oeil it iona ry Porci s.
Clytus K. Ilolley llrd Co A \
I! 11 Signal Corps, American K>.pc
till I<>ii i r> Purees.
Musician S II lllll 11G • | t'o. :l-l."i
Pie I d \rtliler>, American lOxpedi-
t Ion i r\ Pol ccs.
V.i n Illlll • 'n 11. i'i07 line
Alio i ii an Kx ped It iona ry Purees.
I'ii.ts. |i Nelson i *41, A, :t r> !M 11 In
faulty. American Expeditionary
Forces,
Joiin I'. (idle Co I,. iiXth litfan
try. Xinerlcati Kxpedltion 11 \ Pol a
Thus It. I'arris p'i!t . 'in Sitiiad
roil. A P. (I 7ll7 American Kx; dt-
t i• 111a i > Purees,
Se11;I Geo. II Itlisseil Co C, !nd
Kin: Corps, 1st Mat. American Kx-
ped 11 iona ry Poree.-
I! ii llowc lii'lery II, I 'J j P. \.
Aniei tean KxpeilitIonai > I'hicci'.
I hi a I'd A St 10" H'ittery \. I'.rd
Trent h Mortar Hit., American K\pt
dltliuiary li'orees.
Private VVIItan! !•'. Sears <*o. 11,
1 11 m Infanlry. A P ll 7-S, Anierl
■ alt Expeditionary Purees
Geo \V \'a liliea vet s, Co C. l 'i:ird
Mai'liine Gun I til. A P. l>. No 7;l'i
\ liierlea ii Kx|ietlll ioua ry I 'orces
Homer Hraswell 171 Aero
Si|iiadron. American Kxpeilit binary
Puree.' , \ ia New Vol It
Private Guy I, Itoltoli Anili. Co.
No 1st lilvlslon, American Kx
lieilltlonary Purees, l''rance.
!<• •i,t. I'ete isrown Truck Co. A.
A. \ I" C, A. C. American Kxpodl-
tloiutrv l-'orces.
Lieut. Itobl. II. Ilrown 17 Con-
KtI'lli'lion Co. Air Service, American
Px| eilltlonary Purees, Kngltiml.
ti'iiir I. Iloonu M. <1. Co., 15-1
Infantry, A I". '). No. 711, Ameri-
can I .'xie-dli binary Purees.
Private Itobl. Cuffinan -Suiiply Co.
2 st h liilanlry, American Kxpcili-
tionary Purees.
Cortioral Homer P. Cute Co. It,
Ml Infantry, care 10. II. Ilornbrlck,
1st. Troell, American Kxpoilltloiiary
Porces.
Private Chester A.
Carter
American
I". O.
Kxpc
Del. A. I'. O. 7 litl,
ditionury l-'orees.
Corporal A. K. Curtis llibpts.
Co. t'I't Infantry, American Kxpedi
Unitary Purees.
('apt. M II linrniill -Camp lln.s-
pital, A. I", t). No. 711!, A. K. I''.
Silas K. 1 Mi ii n Itibirts. Co. HTililh
Infiiuiry, American Expeditionary
purees.
I! 15. Kdwnrds Co <!, Hlfi Ma-
chine Gun Hat. IIU lilvlslon, Ameri-
can Expeditionary ForeoH.
Hergt. MaJ. L. H. Kvrldge Hdf|.
Iliiih Division, American K.xtieilition-
ii ry Forces.
Jack Knloe— Itakery Co. SItft,
American Expeditionary Forces.
Elbert K. Foy—Supply Co. 4 5 3. In-
fantry, American Expeditionary For-
ces.
Cleburne Prazler—Co. F, 9th In
fiintry, A. K. P. France.
John P. (blither—Co. A. •Ifi Engi-
neers, S. G. K. It. M. of W. American
Kxpedltlonnry Forces.
Private Luther Coy Harris -480th
Aero Squadron, American Expedi-
tionary Forces, via New York.
Cit|it. Roy Hall—3tl0th Infantry,
American Ex|ieilltlonary Forces.
\V. C. Henry—Co. G, 3S Infantry.
Amerleun Kxpedltlonnry Forces.
Private I!. L. McCnnland —Co. C,
117 Field ltn. Signal Corps, A. K. P.
via Now York.
Private Charlie McCarty II"
Ammunition Train, A. P. G. 733,
American Expeditionary Forces.
Kustace K. McKinney—142 Field
Hospital. Ill Sanitary Train, A. P.
O. No. 7U0, American Expeditionary
Porces.
Chas. L. Nixon 1st. Battery, 22nd
Engineers, American Expeditionary
Forces.
John E. Pruelt Co. E, 357 In-
fantry A. E. P.
Pruett Co. G. 3(10th In-
Amerlca u Expedltlona ry
Don't Try to Save a
Penny Then Waste
a Dime
So many people nre guilty of trying to save n few cent* mid then
turn around mid waste dimesund dollars Practice saving sya-
tcmntlcnlly.
It Is n fact uiid we can prove It to you that If you will
trade at this store regularly that ww can supply your table at a
less cost llKtn you ure now paying unless you ure trading here.
We buy good* right uiid Mdl them the same way. Our regular
patrons are the one* who receive the greatest benefits from our
fair prices, our goods, service and the IiIkIi uuallly of our gro-
ceries.
PRICE STIFF
"The Provider of Everything Good to Eat."
Phones 87 and 346.
• mill Attendant. CKAWI'OKH « CKAWFOltD Mmiiw III
..DENTISTS.
•All
liter Murium Weaver's.
Work Guaranteed."
West Stile Kipinre,
melito'icf, trim,
PKOI' I'jSSION A I.
COLUMN
T II IIItVANT, hinliMl Over Mr-
kiniH-v's jfrtirory nfore Phono 2(12.
Caldwell's
Sanitarium
McKinney, Tetn-.
l'"or 11 eaI iiieiil of CANCEIt.
Special attention to all chronic
diseases, especially diseases of
women ,and rectal trouble.
accountant
Owner ami manager of McKee'e BPS'.
INKSS Tit AINING HCHOOU Me.
KINNEY, TEX AH, teaches all the sub.
Jects which are iiuiKlit at any of th«
leading business colleges In the atai«
of Texas. The :iatroiiag« of moral
voutiK men and women soltctt <V,
Comfortable rooms, soulheiint con g
of Milliard. Old phone V71
Hen A.
fantry,
I'orces.
Andrew
Engineers
t lonary
Lieut
DR C. N. ABBOTT
olllce upstairs over Abbott's
Jewelry store.
Telephones: Olllce X72; Itesl-
dence 03B.
McKinney. Texas.
INFLUENZA AND
PNEUMONIA FATAL
TO FERRIS GIRL!
Miss Mildred, aired 14 years, ilaiigh-
te of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. (barter of
l-'errls, 'IN xas. died at the fiunily home
there Monday morning of pneu-
monia which followed an attack of
Spanish Inl'luentiu.
She was n lllece of Mrs. W.
Crenshaw ol ibis city Mrs. Crei
a,nil Mrs. Carter
Crenshaw was at the bedside of her
niece when the end came.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter recently pur-
chased the. c. N. Ma lone farm. Just,
east ol I lie city limits of McKinney,
and expect to move on same about the
first of the year.
The remains were shipped to Mc-
Kinney, arriving hern til. 3.;t7 Monday
afternoon.
The body was received by the Sam
J. Massie undertaking establishment
and conveyed to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Crenshaw, North Coleman street.
OPTOMETRY 1
Eye Sight
Conservation
Come to J. B. Ferrell, Optome-
trist. Continental Bank Bltlff.,
McKinney. TetM.
|
Dr. E. L. Barton i
Practice Limited to
EYE, EAR, NONE AND
THIIOAT.
Office and Sanitarium
Itcfraction Gianni1*
McKinney, Tetaa,
\V.
nMhl.wl ■ I I II I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I | | |
being sisters. Mrs. I I llllliI 11 I | M"I"
a. It. Smith, w. It. Abornathy.
Smith & Abernathy
General Attorney* and
Counscllors-At-Law
Olllce, 2nd floor Newaom*
Hblg., S. \V. Corner Publte
Square. Phone 131. McKin-
ney, Texaa.
"1-H-Mi-HiH I M I'M I I I II || li
Itl'X 'EIVEI> I'AltIS ElirriON
McKinney Itauker Clots Inlereslliiff
Ni'w |m|irr Eniin rniuo-. i
Dr. J. Knight
Office,
OSTEOPATH.
Eoi niiibiiiig.
Connection.
I II I | || ||"H"| i| "l l l I | I|.I|I.|ii II|I |i |i.
W. R. MATHERS, M.D.j
I) I'hyslcinii hihI Surgeon
) | Itesldence Phone !#4. Office 411 |
■ ■ McKinney, Teaae.
"I"1!"! I I I HH"H I I II1111
M But herford 111th
Train, American Kxpedl-
Porces.
Emmett K. Snider Hdip's.
2nd Bat. 144 Infty, American Kx-
pedltlonnry Porces.
I«ester M. Smith, Co. B, 144th Infan-
try, 36 JJIv., American Expeilltlonary
Porces
Charles Ira Wolford—Q. M. C. N.
A. Sutimur Artillery School 1!. S. A.
I . O. 71H0, No. 77S3S;'<, American
Expeditionary Purees.
Debert Wicker—IG Aero Squadron.
A. E, P. Prance, Zone of the Ad-
vii nee.
Joe Boyd Webb—Ordnance He-
taehed. 144th Infantry. A. P. O. No.
L8, American Kxpedltlonnry Forces.
Cashier Howell K. Smith of the
li'lrst National Bank of this eltj hns
received two copies of the Pali* edl- - -—
linn or the New York iieruid of sop- tt
tetnlier I nth and 20tli issues. Tltese
papers are four page folios and eon-
tain very little advertising matter.
This paper sells for 20 cents per copy
In Prance and SO cents per copy In
any other country abroad. Van Bill
mailed Mr. Smith the paper. He Is
an American soldier flKhtlnp In
France and was formerly a book-
keeper in the l-'irst National Ibink of
this city, lie bus a brother, Sinn HIM,
who is also in Ihe American Kxpedl-
tlonnry Porces In Prance. Van and
Sam ar< sains o? Mr and Mrs. J. S.
Hill of Melissa and brothers of Arthur
Bill. Mrs. A. G. Speck and Mrs. Ishoin
Younger all of this city. They are
both fine manly young fellows, Just
the type of American young cltlxen
soldiery that nre proving to be the de-
cldlng factor of the war. Germany is
bowing before them. All honor to our
gallant boys In France.
K. Collier and wife of this city
were railed to Comanche. Texas (*it-
nrdny night on account of the serious
Illness of Mrs. Collier's sister. Mrs.
Hlgginbothnm. who died shortly nf-
.loc Carver Hies.
Word has been received that Joe1
Carver died Wednesday at Ills home I
In Denlson from pneumonia which
followed a serious attack of Spanish
Influcnsa. He is a brother of W. T.
and H. L. Carver of Purmersvllle. I
*+* * ♦ * * <.+« <. •>♦ * * •>♦ ♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦«
: Dr. F. C. Hedges 1
Suniftiry Dentist
Office over Collin County Nt- i
tlonal Bank. McKinney, Texaa
| Office phone 412. Residence It.
I 11111II1111111 111111IIn
ter the*
a nc lie.
had left McKinney for Com-
,T. W. Chandler of near McKinney
orders the Pemi crnt-Oiusctto sent to
his mother, Mrs. W. E. Chandler of
Frisco. Glad to told Mrs. Chandler'e
name to our list of readers of tho
Woeklf.
. > W. T. Hoard. L.
ii ORS. HOARDS HOARD
DENTISTS.
;; Office over Continental Stat*
< > Bank, north aide equare, Mc-
Kinney, Texas. Phonea: Office,
II: reeldenca 417.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1918, newspaper, October 24, 1918; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299959/m1/9/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.